Background
She was raised by her mother, an artist and designer, and her father, a farmer.
She was raised by her mother, an artist and designer, and her father, a farmer.
After working for four years as a house-cleaner and waitress, she successfully learned English and decided to make the United States her home. At the age of 19, Alves moved to New York to pursue a career as a fashion model. Alves and her mother design the Muxo line of handbags, which were conceived after experimenting for three years with styles and designs.
In 2010, Alves hosted the Bravo network"s third season of its reality television show Shear Genius.
In April 2012, Alves was signed on as the new face for Macy"s clothing line "I.N.C. International Concepts". In January 2016, Alves launched a lifestyle website, Women of Today, that serves as a hub for her social media, live stream video program Camila"s Code and blog posts on food, family, health, fashion, beauty and crafts.